TABLE 3.

Determination of the detection results for the multiplex PCR and mLAMP-LFB assays.

Detection results	Multiplex PCR/mLAMP-LFBa		Species typesb
	IS6110	mtp40
Positive	+	+	P1
	−	+	P1
	+	−	P2
Negative	−	−

^aPCR, polymerase chain reaction; mLAMP, multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification; LFB, lateral flow biosensor; +, positive amplification; −, negative amplification.

^bP1, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; P2, other members of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (excluding Mycobacterium tuberculosis).